Remembrances of Atlanta Radio Days Gone By
Having been in the PR business for almost 20 years now, I tend to forget that I have been in this profession longer than I was in my previous trade. I started a career in radio during college and fully...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the Night before Christmas when all through the agency,Nobody was stirring, not even Mizz Cookerly.The proposals were stacked by the front desk with care,In hopes that new clients would soon...
View ArticleIn the absence of strong leadership…what becomes of the apple cart
Steve Jobs has announced his departure from Apple. And while the timing was a surprise, the resignation was not. The market has been preparing for this moment for quite some time. Yet in the wake of...
View ArticleKnowing A Lucky Girl: A Tribute to Cookerly Public Relations’ First Vice...
It’s weird how things happen. About 20 years ago I had made the journey to see my gynecologist, Dr. Charles Hammond, who was and continues to be a big deal at Duke University Medical Center. I had...
View ArticleFour PR Mistakes Your Business Can’t Afford to Make
Since opening our doors 20 years ago, I have gained increasing respect for the role good PR can play in growing business and revenues – both in tangible and intangible ways. But small PR missteps can...
View ArticleFive Lessons I Learned After I Thought I Had “Finished” Learning
Ok I confess: I’m kind of a nerd. I was always that student who loved school. As a kid I would line up my dolls and pretend to “teach” them as I wrote the day’s lesson plan on a chalkboard in my...
View ArticlePR Lessons from a Queen, a Royal Family and a Spy
Sometimes, television shows can be educational in a way never intended or imagined. If you were one of the millions watching the second season finale of Game of Thrones last night, I doubt you were...
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